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Superhero Week!

What is superhero week? It’s a flash event hosted by Vaguely Circular! We’re going to take seven days to talk about heroes, villains, and anything related to heroes and villains. With a post a day, interviews with guest authors, and frequent giveaways scattered throughout we guarantee there will be something to entertain, amuse, or delight you with each new post! So dive in, and explore everything that superhero week has to offer!

Flash Fiction Contest

Since this is a flash event, obviously we needed a flash fiction contest! So here are the rules! The rules are simple! There are three of them:

1. It must be under 1,000 words. One thousand words, in a 12 point font, is about one page, and that’s what we decided we’re good on reading a bunch of on short notice.

2. It must meet the theme. The theme is superheroes, but be as creative with it as you like! There are no requirements that it has to include heroes–feel free to write about supervillains! Any interpretation is welcome. Any form of words is welcome, from poetry to word art.

3. It must be submitted by midnight, local time, on May 1st. Local time because I’m not going to stay up to close submissions so basically, have it in by whatever time I get out of bed Saturday morning to review.

Bonus Entries!

Don’t want to write something? Feel you don’t stand a chance against other, more accomplished authors? Feel free to submit a visual submission instead! We will accept drawings, photographs, and manipulations in one of the two categories.

Winners!

There will be two winners selected. One will be chosen by a panel of currently undisclosed judges from the written submissions, based on technical excellence, compelling characters, how well it meets the theme, etc, etc, blah, blah. If you’ve entered contests before you know how these things go. If you haven’t entered contests before, you’re about to find out how these things go.*

The second winner will be randomly drawn from a pool of all the entries. This is what we call a participation prize, because we want everyone to have fun, not just serious competitors! We will publish our favorite entries over the course of the rest of May, and we encourage everyone to share their pieces on our Facebook page once the event is over.

*In the spirit of Vaguely Circular, we want to encourage everyone to participate, do their best, and shine like a star. Therefore I will provide personal, positive feedback on every story submitted. You may not get your feedback first thing Sunday morning, but I’ll try to email all of you within the week. So send in those stories!

How to Enter

Email your submission to vaguelycircular@gmail.com. Be sure to include “Flash Contest” in the subject line so we know what it’s about! Also include your name and a little bit about you. And be sure to check your email on Saturday!

Prizes!

It’s not a contest without prizes, eh? The winner of the judged contest will receive a gift card to Fandango–good for the purchase of two tickets to Avengers: Age of Ultron. While we aren’t going to attach any strings with the gift, we would love to hear what you thought of the film!

The winner of the drawing will receive their pick of one of the ebooks on our Super Powered Bookshelf, or a $10 gift card to Comixology!

Get Involved!

Want to be a part of Superhero Week? Hop on board and get all excited! If you would like our official press release, email us at vaguelycircular@gmail.com. Want to promote the event on your blog? Download one of the cool graphics below and start sharing! You can even change your Facebook cover photo, or add a wordpress banner slide! Just want to stay in the loop so you don’t miss a thing? You can follow us on Facebook or Twitter for all the latest updates!

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Credits

Superhero Week was conceived of and organized by Katie Lynn Daniels with consulting help from Jordan Smith, editing and idea bouncing by Jessie Verve.

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General Content Warning

The internet is not a safe place for any children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you should probably get off the computer and go read a good book (I recommend the Three Musketeers); unless you are here with your parents' express permission, in which case they are responsible for any new knowledge you come into possession of. If you are over 13 and do not watch movies or read books that would get a PG-13 rating then you will probably run into something offensive, and may not be entirely cut out for a speculative fiction author.

Standard Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in guest posts are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views held by Vaguely Circular and its creators. Please also bear in mind that there is no single correct way to create art, and there is no single definition of "good." If you find yourself violently disagreeing with something and want to educate the world, please contact us about writing a guest post of your own providing the opposite side of the issue.